Electricity generation from oil in Somalia
Somalia: Electricity generation from oil was 0.34 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation from oil in Somalia, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 0.34 terawatt-hours for electricity generation from oil in 2024.
The figure is down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from oil in Somalia peaked at 0.35 terawatt-hours in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.25 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
Somalia ranks 118th of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.289 terawatt-hours | 0.25 terawatt-hours | 0.33 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.345 terawatt-hours | 0.33 terawatt-hours | 0.35 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.34 terawatt-hours | 0.34 terawatt-hours | 0.34 terawatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 115 Cape Verde 0.36 terawatt-hours compare
- 116 Cameroon 0.35 terawatt-hours compare
- 116 Chad 0.35 terawatt-hours compare
- 118 Antigua and Barbuda 0.34 terawatt-hours compare
- 118 French Guiana 0.34 terawatt-hours compare
- 118 Zambia 0.34 terawatt-hours compare
More energy & mining data for Somalia
- Fuel imports 12.4% (1982)
- Ores and metals imports 0.4% (1982)
- Ores and metals exports 0.0% (1982)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel exports 1.1% (1982)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 72.3% (2022)
- Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita 8.8% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from oil in Somalia?
- Electricity generation from oil in Somalia was 0.34 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from oil recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.35 terawatt-hours in 2013.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from oil recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.25 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Somalia rank for electricity generation from oil?
- Somalia ranks 118th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation from oil rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.